MSUAASF Range C - Student Engagement Coordinator
Job Description
Metro State University, Minnesota’s public, urban university, and four-time recipient of the Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award is seeking to hire a Student Engagement Coordinator. This is a full-time position within the Student Life and Leadership Development Department.
Responsibilities:
- Support student organization development by providing advising, training, budgeting guidance, and leadership development resources to enhance student engagement and success.
- Develop, implement, and assess student engagement initiatives, leadership programs, and recognition efforts that promote student learning, involvement, and campus community.
- Advise and supervise the University Activities Board and student staff in planning, implementing, and evaluating campus programs; manage budgets, logistics, and compliance requirements.
- Develop and implement marketing, communications, and outreach strategies to promote student engagement opportunities, including social media, newsletters, and event promotion.
- Design, implement, and assess professional development and recognition programs for student employees, including onboarding, training, and ongoing engagement initiatives in collaboration with campus partners.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree plus two (2) years of professional experience or three (3) years of professional experience and demonstrated knowledge of student affairs/services, student development, leadership development, campus activities, and/or college student personnel.
- Understanding of policy, process, and procedures relevant to student support services, adult learning, leadership development, events coordination/management and/or student employment supervision and training.
- Demonstrated strength of written and/or verbal communications and knowledge of advising, communication, and/or public relations skills required to interact continually with students, academic advisors, department administrators and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with conflict management skills, quality improvement, and problem-solving.
- Demonstrated experience with budget management and appropriate fiscal responsibility.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills in a complex environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in student affairs, higher education, student personnel, student development, or other relevant area or experience.
- Two (2) years of professional experience working within a university environment.
- Experience with leadership development theory, practice, and application to diverse student populations, including post-traditional, adult, and commuter undergraduate students.
- Ability to collaborate and outreach to students, staff, faculty, and other stakeholders to enhance departmental programming.
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